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FZNT25 KNHC 032132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO GRAND BAHAMA WILL MOVE SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...BECOMING A SHEARLINE FROM NEAR 23N65W
ACROSS NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND
FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE COAST OF N CAROLINA EARLY SAT AND
ESTABLISH NARROW RIDGE ALONG 29N BY SUN. SHEARLINE TO DISSIPATE
BY MON AS NEXT COLD FRONT SINKS INTO N PORTIONS OF AREA ALONG
30N THEN DISSIPATES BY TUE. THIRD FRONT TO MOVE INTO FAR NW
PORTION ON TUE...WHERE IT WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO NE FLORIDA
BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S AND W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 28N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER EASTERN U.S. WILL
SHIFT SE OFF N CAROLINA COAST EARLY SAT THEN INTO W CENTRAL
ATLC SUN. COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO BY SUN MORNING...BRIEFLY STALL THEN MOVE SE AND STALL
AGAIN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE
FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER FAR W AND SW GULF WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE SUN THROUGH MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH
ACROSS FAR NW CARIB AND E YUCATAN ON MON TO DRIFT N AND EXTEND
INTO SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE WINDS N OF OLD
FRONT ACROSS SE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO
7 FT N OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 25N. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20
KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 26N...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
24N E WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES TO
SHIFT SE INTO W CENTRAL ATLC AND ESTABLISH NARROW WEAKENED
RIDGE ALONG 29N BY SUN THEN WEAKEN FURTHER MON. NEW HIGH PRES
TO MOVE ACROSS W ATLC TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N.

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